Who is eligible?

* APPLICATION UPDATE Summer 2010

The number of positions left is extremely limited. If you have not already been communicating with an approved host organization, you may want to contact the YMCA at 1-877-668-7602 or YWCA Canada at 1-877-994-6876 to find out more about availability in your area.

Also, please note that:
Post-secondary graduates: are almost completely filled. General applications from this website are no longer being accepted from youth with this education level. Where positions remain, interns will be specifically recruited.
High school graduates: are still available and applications are being accepted through this website.
Non-High School Graduates: are still available and applications are being accepted through this website.

This program provides opportunities to unemployed youth aged 15 to 30 across Canada and is available to non-graduates, high school graduates and post-secondary graduates. Youth Eco Internships cannot be used as part of an educational program, ie: to gain academic credits, co-op placements/experiences, work terms.

The Youth Eco Internship Program values diversity and encourages applicants from aboriginal, visible minority, disabled,
immigrant, refugee and Francophone communities.